On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:38:46 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:57:39 -0400, Mike Duffy
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:35:59 -0400, wrote:

I'm curious about what happens if you mis-pull (i.e. just pull it a half
turn or so) and the engine starts anyway because it's warm, for example.

Let's further assume just for the sake of argument that the throttle is
stuck wide open.

It there any danger of the cord winding itself 'the wrong way' and
converting itself into a sort of weed whacker?
I've never had it happen - the rope unwinds very quickly, and the
notch in the pulley has a "ramp" side and a "hook" side. No way the
knot will hold in reverse..

Agreed. I started those old engines a lot as a kid and never had
any problem.


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